2017 Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame - Gilbert Plains Legion Bantams

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Made up almost entirely of local players this small country
town youth team dominated the Bantam age baseball classification in Manitoba
and Western Canada for an amazing four year period from 1965-68. Organized,
managed, and coached by MB Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mel Stoughton (2016)
the team won five Manitoba titles in the four years and captured three Western
Canadian championships. Originally a Bantam B classified team from 1965-66 they
won the Manitoba and Western Canadian titles both years. After winning the
Bantam B provincials again in 1967 they moved up to the Bantam A class for
playoffs that season. They then won the provincial Bantam A title while
finishing as Western Canada finalists and in 1968 they captured both Manitoba
and Western Bantam A championships.